Combination garment



Oct. 11 1938. F. ELLINGER I COMBINATION GARMENT Filed April 29, 1957 m Nw m TTQRNEY.

Patented Oct. 11, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

.- 2,132,619 I l l COMBINATION V GARMENT Flora. Ellinger, Milwaukee,Wis. Application'April 29, 1937, Serial No. 139,679

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in combination garments, and moreparticularly to a mans garment wherein an upper garment, as a shirt,carries integral depending portions arranged to form trunks or shorts sothat the entire structure provides a unitary shirt and trunk garment.

Heretofore mens shirts have been provided with tail-portions adapted tobe tucked into the trousers and entirely independent 'of underwear orinner garments. With this arrangement, wearers engaged in! athletics orwork requiring vigorous movements, have been subjected to the annoyanceof having the tail portions of the shirts pull out from the trousers.

It is, therefore, one of the objects of the present invention toovercome the above objection by providing a shirt having tail portionswhich are secured together in a manner soas'to prevent upward shiftingor pulling out of the tucked in portions of the shirt.

Another object of the invention is to provide .a shirt having tailportions arranged to form integral trunks with overlapping lateralextensions for securement at the crotch whereby to form, with the shirtproper, a unitary article of wearing apparel.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination shirt andtrunk structure which is semi-form fitting whereby bulkiness andbunching of portions of the garment is eliminated.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination shirt andtrunk structure having a fashioned upper shirt portion, fashionedintegral lower trunk portions, and adjacent lateral extensions on thelatter portions which are adapted. to be secured together in overlappingrelationship to form a full crotch area which insures comfort andfreedom of movement without undue pull on any portions of the garment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination garmenthaving complementary opening flaps which will maintain their normalclosing relationship during wear and require a minimum of buttons orother fastening means.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination garment ofthe character described which is of very simple construction, which isstrong and durable, is comfortable to the wearer and convenient toarrange, which is inexpensive to manufacture, and which is well adaptedfor the purposes set forth.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of theimproved combination garment, and its parts and combinations as setforth in the claim, and all equivalentsthereof. In the accompanyingdrawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same partsin all .of the views: Fig. 1 is a view showing the combination garmentas arranged and secured on a wearer; Fig. 2.is an enlarged view of thegarment with the trunk portions and crotch flaps separated andunsecured; V p g 'f Fig. Bis an enlarged fragmentary view of the lowerrear portion of the garment; and V Fig. 4 is an enlarged detailsectional View through the front and rear crotch portions of thegarment. While the invention has been shown and de. scribed herein asbeing specifically applied to a particular form of mans shirt, it is notintended to limit the scope by such specific embodiment,

and it should be understood that the improved 20 features are readilyapplicable generally to other types of garments, sweaters, blouses, andthe like.

Referring to the drawing, the shirt illustrated includes the usual bodycovering front sections 9 25 and I0 having adjacent edge portionsadapted to be secured together by suitable means, as buttons ll. Sleevesl2 are attached at opposite upper side portions of the body sections andthe top portion of the garment is provided with 30 a collar l3.

The invention resides particularly in the construction of the lowerportion of the garment, and the shirt, below the usual waist line, is

formed with a pair of depending leg or trunk 35 portions I4 and I5which, at their ends, are of circular or tubular formation. Somewhatabove the lower ends of the trunk portions and at the inner side of eachof the same, there are a pair of complementary lateral extensions orplackets 40 I6 and H. Each of said plackets is of looped formation andthe upper end of the rear extent of the placket I6 joins the upper endof the rear of the shirt body 22 at about the waist line in underlappingrelation to the upper end of the 45 rear extent of the placket I! whichjoins the rear of the shirt body at the same place.

As is shown most clearly in Fig. 2, the front extent of the placket l6terminates at its upper end integrally with the adjacent portion of the50 placket or extension l6, and the parts are re- 55 leasably secured inthis relationship by a minimum of fastening means which, in the presentexemplification, includes an upper front button l8 and a lower button ISon the front extent of the placket I6 adapted to pass through buttonholes 2| on the placket l1, and the rear portions of said plackets maybe held in position by a rear button 25. Normally, said overlappingparts are arranged as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4 and provide for a closedcrotch area, both forwardly and rearwardly, whichhas'suificient fullnessto prevent binding and which is actually segregated from the trunkportions. By release ing one or more of the fastening means, saidplackets may be spread and disengaged,yboth forwardly and rearwardly, asin Fig. 2.

and about at the waist line carries an elastic strap or belt 23. Thisbelt is of sufiicient length to engage the rear and sides of the waistofthe wearer and serves to hold the shirt body to the wearer and retardsupward shifting of the same. The belt is removably held to the interiorof the rear of the shirt body by oppositely disposed buttons 24.

In use, the shirt is donned by opening the buttons H on the shirt bodyfront sections andthe wearerthen inserts his legs into the trunks l4 andI5 and thereafter inserts his arms into the shirt sleeves and thensecures the shirt sections together in the usual manner. When theimproved garment is worn and secured as described and shown, it isobvious that in addition to the shirt or upper garment member, integrallower trunks are provided which serve as a lower undergarment. Thisgarment is especially advantageous for workmen or persons who move andexercise considerably, as the danger of the shirt pulling out of thetrousers at the waist is entirely eliminated. The garment maintains anattractive appearance and has no undue bulkinessfibut does provide forcomfort and eliminates binding at the'crotch. Also, the trunk placketsare arranged so as to normally remain in closed, overlapping position,and a minimum of fastening means therefor are required. The combinationgarment is inexpensive to manufacture, is of simple andnovel'construction, and is well adapted for the purposes set forth.

What is claimed as the invention is:-

A combination garment of, woven inelastic material, comprising a top,outer-wear member of'jacket-like structure with the edges of the frontsections 'meeting in overlapping relationv I v ship, a line of securingmeans for said over- The rear of the shirt body on its inner surfacelapping edges, an elastic belt detachably mounted within the rear andside portions of said top member adjacent the waist line thereof,separated trunk sections for inner wear integral with and depending fromsaid top member, a crotch placket secured to an inner upper side portionof each trunk section, said'plackets being secured at their rear upperends to a common portion of the rear of the top member adjacent itsjunction with the trunk sections and each placket being secured at itsupper front end'to separated portions of the front of the top member,the major portions of said plackets extending in looped overlappingrelationship between said trunk sections, and pairs of securing means,laterally offset to one side of the line of securing means for the topmember, for releasably holding said plackets together in closedoverlapping condition, said belt contracting the lower rear portion ofthe garment and aiding in maintaining the rear portions of the placketsin closed condition.

FLORA ELLINGER.

